Suspicion: Murder on Mount Olive
Suspicion is the Toronto Star's investigative true crime podcast. Season 5, "The Most Wanted Olympian" is coming in the fall of 2026. How did a small town Canadian boy allegedly become a narco kingpin? Ryan Wedding was once a promising young athlete, a snowboarder who reached the Olympics. Now captured after a decade on the run, he's accused of running a deadly international drug trafficking empire. In this new podcast from CBC and the Toronto Star, host Michelle Shephard and journalist Calvi Leon trace Wedding's descent into a violent criminal underworld. From his beginnings at his family ski hill outside Thunder Bay, to Toronto and the shocking murders he's accused of ordering, to Mexico where he was believed to be protected by the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, they uncover his illicit connections and the stories behind the victims caught in the crossfire. Featuring on-the-ground reporting and original interviews, this podcast investigates the Canadian who the FBI called a "modern day El Chapo" and asks: what will it take to bring him to justice?The Most Wanted Olympian is an official 2026 Tribeca Festival Selection. The full podcast is coming this November to the Toronto Star's Suspicion and CBC's Uncover. Season 4, "Murder on Mount Olive," Chief Investigative Reporter Kevin Donovan, who brought you the Billionaire Murders, is back with Murder on Mount Olive, an investigation of a crime the courts closed the book on in 2012. This is the story of Christopher Sheriffe and his fight for justice, as he serves life in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit. Season 3, "40 Years Cold," looks at a case that began four decades ago, when two women were killed in their Toronto homes. Wendy Gillis and Betsy Powell take you through the nights of the murders, the tragic circumstances of a murderer, and the stunning conclusion of a 40 years long cold case. Season 2, "The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman," probes the case of the famous Toronto couple who were found strangled in their home in 2017. Kevin Donovan covered the Sherman case and fought court battles to access documents on the police investigation. Suspicion season 1, Death in a Small Town, was also hosted by Donovan. What began as just another day for the McLellan family would end with their youngest son clinging to life in hospital and a cloud of suspicion hanging over his mother and father.
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What began as just another day for the McLellan family would end with their youngest son clinging to life in hospital and a cloud of suspicion hanging over his mother and father. Why did Nathaniel collapse at the babysitter's home? And why did police keep their focus on his parents? Listen to the seven-part pod...
Roll out of bed, get the kids to school, then off to work. Just before noon, disaster. A mysterious injury to young Nathaniel McLellan puzzles doctors at two hospitals and sparks what would become a six-year police investigation.
Audio sources: Toronto Star, CTV News London
Detectives zero in on parents Rose-Anne and Kent McLellan, while their son clings to life. While their every action is called into question, police conduct unauthorized searches and interview Nathaniel's three brothers in a basement room.
Audio sources: Toronto Star, CTV News London
Shortly after Nathaniel is buried, police use a ruse to bring his parents in for interrogation. Rose-Anne and Kent reveal new information and the mystery of what happened to their son deepens.
Audio sources: Toronto Star, CTV News London
As the tunnel vision of police and doctors narrows even further, we investigate. The daycare operator's media posts and interviews with locals help fill in some of the blanks in Nathaniel's story, while a court victory provides access to previously secret police notes.
Audio sources: Toronto Star, CTV News London
What is normal behaviour when your child is dying? Rose-Anne and Kent confront doctors and learn what they were saying behind their back. Rose-Anne digs deeper and discovers missed clues.
Audio sources: Toronto Star, CTV News London
The small-town rumour mill is in overdrive. When Rose-Anne and Kent see a police car they expect to be pulled over. Their extended family is torn – some say fight on, others say drop it. Then, an eerily familiar request from police. Come to the station, we have news.
Audio sources: Toronto Star, CTV News London
As the McLellans prepare to celebrate son Luke's graduation, the Ontario Provincial Police make an arrest in Nathaniel's case. It's been six years. Why are child death investigations this hard and how can they be done better?
Audio sources: Toronto Star, CTV News London
Thank you so much for listening to Death in a Small Town. With the trial beginning this fall, we'll continue to update you as news comes in. Meantime, we want to bring you more true crime investigations. So we're renaming this podcast Suspicion, to make room for a brand new investigation that's coming soon. Like Death in a Small Town, this podcast has been years in the making. So please stay tuned.
Launching Feb. 10, Season 2 of "Suspicion" brings "The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman," a podcast probing the strange case of the famous Toronto couple who were found strangled in their north Toronto home in 2017.
Barry Sherman was the multibillionaire founder of Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex and a well-known philanthropist. Honey was a tireless fundraiser involved in charity board...
Where are Honey and Barry Sherman? It's a typical day for these eccentric billionaires but they're not answering the phone. After a gruesome discovery, the Sherman children decide to tear down the mansion where they grew up. Before wreckers arrive, a mysterious intruder discovers signs of an investigation gone wrong.
After Honey and Barry Sherman are found hanging, police sources say it is a murder-suicide and cause outrage among Sherman friends who believe otherwise. Veteran investigative reporter Kevin Donovan cold calls sources and gets a promising lead.
We follow the footsteps of Honey and Barry Sherman and the mysterious "Walking Man" as they converge on Old Colony Rd., in what became a horrible, murderous evening. But the day started with smiles and workouts. Hannukah had just begun. Honey had presents to buy for grandchildren and Barry had drug battles to fight.
Audio Sources: Toronto Police Press Conferences, Sherman private investigation press conference
Barry Sherman the Generous, the Brilliant, the Tough Negotiator. Honey Sherman the Ferocious, the Brave, the Fundraiser. It was love at first sight in the '70s and together they raised a family and built a business. Honey's roots were in the Holocaust and Barry's in a family where the men died young.
Audio: UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Sherman Funeral
When the lead Toronto homicide detective avoids the crime scene and juniors can't walk across the road to collect key surveillance video, that's a sign of a poor investigation. And that was just day one after Honey and Barry Sherman were found dead. Join veteran investigative reporter Kevin Donovan as he details th...
All the money in the world can't buy happiness and the home of Honey and Barry Sherman tells that story. Honey was tough on the kids. Barry was a soft touch. Riches were doled out unevenly and there was division over each other's lives. Then there were the four cousins who went after Barry in the courts.
A long, winding road takes reporter Kevin Donovan to a most unusual meeting in a cold garage with Honey and Barry Sherman's only son, the man who calls himself the "heir apparent" and whose sister suspects he was involved in the murders. In a wide-ranging conversation, Jonathon says he is an open book. Ask me anything, he says, which Donovan does. Jonathon is voiced by ...
Honey and Barry Sherman had nothing on their calendar, friends were away and Barry's life was a who's who of suspects. He also owed a lot of money. If there ever was a perfect time to commit a horrendous murder and get away with it, this was it.
This is episode eight of "The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sherman," a "Suspicion" podcast probing the strange case of the famous Toronto couple who...
The four children of slain billionaires Honey and Barry Sherman squabble over their new-found riches, but only two really want power. Hanging over all of this is the possibility that Honey had a will.
This is the final episode of "The Billionaire Murders: The hunt for the killers of Honey and Barry Sher...
On Monday, June 17, the Toronto Star's crime podcast Suspicion launches Season 3, "40 Years Cold."
In 1983, two women – Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour – were killed in their Toronto homes. Despite their efforts, police couldn't trace any leads and the cases went cold. Then, nearly four decades later, science changed the way police close in on a killer.
In this season of Suspicion, Toronto Star crime reporter Wendy Gillis a...
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